2022 FIFA World Cup Group G
Group G of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place from 24 November to 2 December 2022.[1] The group consists of Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.[2]
Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland also played in the same group at the previous FIFA World Cup.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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| March 2022[nb 1] | October 2022 | |||||||||
| G1 |  Brazil |
1 | CONMEBOL | CONMEBOL Round Robin winners | 11 November 2021 | 22nd | 2018 | Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) | 1 | |
| G2 |  Serbia |
3 | UEFA | UEFA Group A winners | 14 November 2021 | 13th[nb 2] | 2018 | Fourth place (1930, 1962)[nb 3] | 25 | |
| G3 |  Switzerland |
2 | UEFA | UEFA Group C winners | 15 November 2021 | 12th | 2018 | Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) | 14 | |
| G4 |  Cameroon |
4 | CAF | CAF Third Round winners | 29 March 2022 | 8th | 2014 | Quarter-finals (1990) | 37 | |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of March 2022 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ This is the third appearance of Serbia at the FIFA World Cup. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia, who qualified on eight occasions, and Serbia and Montenegro, who qualified on two occasions.
- ^ Serbia's best result is the group stage in 2010 and 2018. However, FIFA considers Serbia as the successor team of Yugoslavia.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Serbia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 |
In the round of 16:
- The winners of Group G will advance to play the runners-up of Group H.
- The runners-up of Group G will advance to play the winners of Group H.
Matches
All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]
Switzerland vs Cameroon
The two teams have never met before.
| Switzerland | Match 13 | Cameroon |
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| Report |
Brazil vs Serbia
The teams have met once in the World Cup, in Brazil's 2–0 group stage victory in 2018. Playing as Yugoslavia, the two teams met 18 times, including four times at FIFA World Cup's group stages in 1930, 1950, 1954 and 1974, with one victory each and two draws.
Cameroon vs Serbia
The two teams faced each other once in 2010 in a friendly game with Serbia winning 4–3.
Brazil vs Switzerland
The teams have met nine times including twice in the World Cup, both in group stage matches ending in draws; 2–2 in 1950 and 1–1 in 2018.
| Brazil | Match 31 | Switzerland |
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| Report |
Serbia vs Switzerland
The teams have met once, in Switzerland's 2–1 group stage victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Playing as Yugoslavia, the two teams met 13 times, including one game at the 1950 FIFA World Cup group stage, a 3–0 victory for Yugoslavia.
| Serbia | Match 47 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Cameroon vs Brazil
The teams have met six times including twice in the World Cup, both in the group stage matches ending in victories for Brazil; 3–0 in 1994 and 4–1 in 2014.
Discipline
Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams are tied. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[2]
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player in a single match.
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References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.